"THIS IS A TOTAL DISGRACE ON THE NIGERIAN MILITARY AND OYO POLICE! WITH ALL THEIR BILLIONS, AN ORDINARY CITIZEN USED GOOGLE MAPS TO TRACK THE TRAJECTORY OF THE KIDNAPPERS AND LOCATE THE HIDEOUT!"
While the military brass are busy making long grammar speeches about deploying aerial assets, a tech-savvy Nigerian brother has completely humiliated the entire security apparatus by releasing a precise terrain analysis on Google Earth, revealing how the bandits used four stolen motorcycles to move the toddlers along a predictable northern route!
Guys, another Community Watch Corps (C-Watch) operative killed during yesterday's bandit attack on Gidan Gara village in Malumfashi LGA has now been identified as Abdulganiyyu Gifted making this the second C-Watch member confirmed dead from the same attack.
At first, reports focused on one fallen operative who died helping to repel the bandits and rescue kidnapped residents.
Bandits
Now we know another defender also paid the ultimate price.
Guys, remember I told you before.
When people talk about insecurity, they often focus on the victims rescued.
But sometimes we forget those who died making the rescue possible.
According to local reports, the joint security team successfully fought back against the attackers and rescued six people who were being taken into the forest.
That success came at a heavy cost.
Why is this important?
Because community security personnel are increasingly becoming the first line of defense in many rural communities across Katsina and the wider Northwest.
Without them, many villages would have little or no immediate protection when attacks begin.
Bandit attacks continue to target vulnerable communities despite ongoing military and security operations.
And once again, ordinary citizens and local defenders are paying the price.
Guys, today another family is mourning a son who left home to protect others and never returned.
May Abdulganiyyu Gifted and all those who have fallen defending their communities rest in peace.
Sources: Local security sources and community reports from Malumfashi LGA.
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At the weekend, I joined global leaders that included, former Presidents, Prime ministers, serving and retired senior government officials, military chiefs, renowned academics, sports personalities, and others in Athens, Greece, for a Leadership Dialogue focused on governance, particularly in the areas of Democracy, Security and the Economy in today's world. The focus was on the lessons for future leaders.
In my brief presentation, I listed some of the variables responsible for the insecurity in Africa and I emphasized that as leaders, we must acknowledge the profound global and generational transformations confronting us.
Despite vast human and material resources, there remain significant unmet needs in global governance.
Urgent attention must be paid to enhancing collective security, lifting people out of poverty, and reducing injustice and inequality in society.
In the continent, we face high levels of insecurity, alarming corruption, worsening poverty, huge youth unemployment, and gross inequality.
Over 50% of the world's multidimensionally poor live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria and Congo both have over 60% of their populations living in poverty and suffering from unacceptable levels of inequality.
Non-state actors have now taken over security in some African nations.
Furthermore, many African countries underinvest in critical areas of development, such as health and education.
Future African leaders must take bold, accelerated, just, and transformative actions to achieve far-reaching, people-centered development.
African leaders must confront insecurity head-on and reassure citizens of the state’s ability to maintain security without being undermined by non-state actors.
Corruption must be tackled with vigor. Leaders must invest in critical areas of development to improve health and education while addressing poverty, unemployment, hunger, and other pressing societal challenges.
Nigeria has all the resources needed to move in this direction, and we remain committed to placing the nation on the right path.
